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“……Ken Perlman is a devoted father of two girls. He feels that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching our clients change leadership. Here he shares the parallels between building a complex LEGO set with his daughters and coaching a client through transformational change.”

“So here they are – lessons in leadership courtesy of LEGO.

Lesson #1: Start withwhat success looks like.

Lesson #2: Consider interchangeable parts.

Lesson #3: Instructions are only so helpful.

Lesson #4: It’s more fun when more people are working together.

Lesson #5: The quality of the final product relies upon the input of imagination.”

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Douglas Idugboe shares insight in gaining profile and influence in the cluttered space of the digital and real world.

“In today’s digital age, the world is fast evolving into a large global attention economy. Whether it’s an individual or a business, the kind of influence you have on others gains paramount importance. So, how do you determine what kind of influence you have on others? While there are services such as Klout which provide a good indication of your level of influence, it is largely based on your social media influence only.

Last week, I posted a video about the 3 rules of engagement in the attention economy. In this post, I talk about the 7 levels of influence that you need to be aware of in today’s attention economy.

The Leader

A leader leads by example and influences others around him. However, leadership is also a two-way sword. A leader can influence others to follow/ obey him. On the other hand, it’s easy to get intimidated by a leader’s aura and maintain some distance. Therefore, being a leader can have varying influence on various people.

The Winner

Winners are the been-there-done-that individuals and businesses. They’ve established a name for themselves by sheer virtue of their achievements. In most cases, they’ll have a positive influence on others influencing them to achieve more.

The Innovator

An innovator influences others by the virtue of his out of the box thinking. He’s a person who doesn’t follow run-of-the-mill stuff and somebody whom you can associate with producing the next big game changer in any field. I consider Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook’s CEO as a true digital age innovator.

The Believer

A believer stands firm by what he believes is correct. He’s a person who can make others believe in him by the sheer virtue of his strong thinking. However, a believer must match his beliefs with action.

The Follower

A follower is someone who looks up to others for guidance. He’s more likely to be influenced by others. A follower can in turn influence others by his words or actions.

The Caregiver

A quick look at human history testifies that most people are likely to be influenced by those who care for them. Whether its individuals or a business which cares about its customers, those who take good care of others are likely to be influential.

The Visionary

A visionary is one who thinks beyond the obvious and acts beyond the conventional. He has no fear and influences others with his far-sighted vision. Steve Jobs, the man who turned Apple’s fortunes around and gave us several bestselling products like the iPhone, iPad and iPod will always be remembered as a true modern age visionary.

What are your thoughts on the levels of influence in today’s attention economy? Please share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Slowly but surely, business leaders are shifting their attitude toward social media — from seeing it as a threat to discovering its very real opportunities.

And their attitude matters, a lot. Social media is about people, not technology. Its business value does not come from social software or a snazzy website, even one with 800 million users. Its value stems from how business leaders, from senior executives to managers, use it to foster new collaborative behaviors that materially improve business performance.

Leadership attitudes, and the organizational culture they spawn, are critical to social media success. They are among a company’s most fundamental social media assets — or liabilities. Here are the six basic categories that business leader attitudes toward social media fall into: ………. read the article in full….

Lessons from the ants : all for one ( mission ) and one is there for all ….

“But ants aren’t nature’s only high-functioning teams. Packs of wolfs, pods of dolphins, and prides of lions all share remarkable strategies in terms of leadership, connectivity, execution and organization. For nature’s teams, mission matters most. Bioteams are the physical manifestation of a mission. They organize on the fly, adjust strategies in real-time and redefine membership based on environmental demands. Just Google “unicoloniality” to learn more about how some of nature’s teams inherently understand what many human teams essentially do not: membership is a function of achieving the mission and not the other way around.”